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COTTON
Handwoven and handcrafted in the Western Highlands of Guatemala
Why GUATEMALA
Mozaique started its journey in Guatemala in 2018 and has spent more than a year exploring partnerships with different groups of masters weavers, traveling the country to learn about different local weaving traditions and learning from a wide range of local stakeholders, while also understanding the customers' interests.
In 2020, we established our own collective in the San Pedro Sacatepechez region, Quetzaltenango, bringing together around 20 master weavers from some of the surrounding villages. The same year, we launched GuaTela - our collection of cotton tea and hand towels, designed by our team and inspired by the colors traditionally used by our partners. The artisans work from home and they are paid upfront for their products. Each towel is individually handwoven using traditionally human powered foot looms.
We have worked with our partners to improve quality control, increase supply chain transparency and reduce textile waste by rethinking the weaving process.
COLLECTIVE:
The Altiplano Weavers
Location- Guatemala - San Pedro Sacatepechez/San Marcos
Home based workshop
Techniques - Back-strap and foot loom weaving, embroidery
Up to 5 artisans are involved in the production of one item
Tools: family inherited and traditional wooden foot looms
Raw Material - Cotton
Process - Spinning, laying out the warp, weaving, quality control100% handwoven and handcrafted
Product - Tea and hand towels, pillow cases, aprons
Production Time - 2- 3 hours of handwork per product
Natanael Orozco
My father started this collective 45 years ago and I am glad I can continue his work and support the community.
